Alan Jackson Accomplishments

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Small Town Southern Man Being a “Small Town Southern Man” is what Alan Jackson has always known and is what he repeatedly sings about. He has also sung patriotic music such as Where Were You When the World Stopped Turning? It is a recollection of the emotions felt by Americans on that shocking day of September 11, 2001. Encyclopedia.com declared that it was “Perhaps Jackson’s biggest and poignant hit…” (“Jackson, Alan). Before Jackson began writing songs, he grew up in Newnan, Georgia. He lived in a small house with his four sisters, grandparents, and parents. Eventually he moved to Nashville, Tennessee to pursue his music career after marrying his wife, Denise, out of high school. After many rejections, Jackson found success in signing with Arista Records. Since then, Jackson has recorded plenty of songs that became instant classics. The contributions to country music demonstrated by the career of Alan Jackson, proves beyond a doubt that Country Music Hall of Fame should induct this artist. He has shown that he is worthy of this honor through his awards, talents, and inspiration to others. Already …show more content…

Whether it was through his performance or his modest poise. After receiving a CMA, he said, “It ain’t like the first one, but it still, it’s just overwhelming to me anyway, to think about that many” (“Country Music Association Memories”). He also inspired Dustin Lynch, who told Decatur Daily “’For me, those guys {Garth Brooks and Alan Jackson} and their songs will be icons forever… Those two guys are in the history books’” (Godbey, Catherine). Not only did he inspire Lynch, but Carrie Underwood who also agrees. “’This artist {Jackson} has inspired so many of us’ she noted, ‘As a matter of fact, his was the very first concert I ever attended, and it had a huge impact’” (Shelburne, Craig). This helps him to be one of the most inspirational artists in country music

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